Political response to defunding police
Governor Greg Abbott’s new legislative proposal would remove any city’s ability to annex future land if they defund their police
Abbott proposes legislation against defunding police
Today, Governor Greg Abbott will be proposing legislation to fight local efforts to defund police departments. From the Austin
Academic school year during COVID-19
School starts today for kids in the Austin school district. Travis County Health Authority Mark Escott says parents need to
Baby found abandoned in northeast Austin
A newborn baby girl was found abandoned in northeast Austin. APD Sergeant Michael Crumrine says the baby girl was
More grim predictions from Austin Mayor Steve Adler
He’s pushing Congress to pass another relief package because failing to do so would have “dire consequences”
Hurricane Laura update
Austin has taken in more than three times the number of Hurricane Laura evacuees than it did Hurricane Harvey evacuees. The City
Hurricane Laura
The City of Austin is preparing to take in about 3,000 hurricane evacuees. The city’s Bryce Bencivengo says this summer disease shelter effort
Hurricane Marco
Overnight, Hurricane Marco was downgraded to a tropical storm. As it continues to make its way towards landfall this evening in Louisiana, it’s